Lake Navajo

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Water Summary
Today is day 228 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 62% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6036.79 on Saturday, May 16th, 2026 Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on May 15, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Navajo Dam Release Data | Lake Navajo is 48.21 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )
By content, Lake Navajo is 60.57% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 342,374 acre feet
This is 78.22% of the average of 437,706 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 164,849 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 150,651 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 177,525 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 168.11% of WY 2025
 
Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 40.98% of the avg. Click for Details
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Lake Navajo is down -2.03 feet from one year ago. Lake Navajo is down 0.40 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Lake Navajo is up 0.15 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
6036.79 |
0.13 |
1,027,275 |
1090 |
372 |
82.9 |
56.4 |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
6036.66 |
0.16 |
1,025,943 |
1277 |
369 |
81.5 |
53.7 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
6036.50 |
0.11 |
1,024,306 |
1004 |
392 |
79.5 |
54.5 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
6036.39 |
0.04 |
1,023,182 |
725 |
474 |
85.7 |
56.5 |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
6036.35 |
0.01 |
1,022,773 |
620 |
524 |
86.2 |
52.3 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
6036.34 |
-0.02 |
1,022,671 |
501 |
560 |
81.7 |
52.1 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
6036.36 |
-0.01 |
1,022,875 |
572 |
580 |
77.5 |
50.9 |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
6036.37 |
-0.07 |
1,022,977 |
324 |
641 |
80.4 |
52.5 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
6036.44 |
-0.07 |
1,023,692 |
320 |
638 |
79.3 |
47.5 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
6036.51 |
0.00 |
1,024,408 |
751 |
612 |
68.9 |
36.8 |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
6036.51 |
0.00 |
1,024,408 |
645 |
523 |
62.6 |
45.5 |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
6036.51 |
-0.09 |
1,024,408 |
54 |
476 |
61.3 |
48.6 |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
6036.60 |
-0.04 |
1,025,329 |
804 |
455 |
68.7 |
52.2 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
6036.64 |
-0.03 |
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829 |
456 |
73.5 |
48.8 |
| Averages of List |
6036.50 |
0.01 |
1,024,173 |
679.7 |
505.1 |
76.4 |
50.6 |
Averages for May 16th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (06-25-1973) |
6056.11 |
-19.32 |
1,305,979 |
3325.94 |
1545.77 |
79.39 |
46.72 |
| All-Time |
6043.67 |
-6.88 |
1,197,888 |
3302.95 |
1440.00 |
79.39 |
46.72 |
Last 10 May 16th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, May 16, 2025 |
6038.82 |
-2.03 |
1,048,258 |
1937 |
384 |
76.7 |
39.7 |
| Thu, May 16, 2024 |
6046.32 |
-9.53 |
1,129,214 |
1842 |
351 |
70.6 |
53.2 |
| Tue, May 16, 2023 |
6058.50 |
-21.71 |
1,273,578 |
6694 |
20 |
83.3 |
55.0 |
| Mon, May 16, 2022 |
6028.51 |
8.28 |
945,137 |
2109 |
291 |
89.0 |
54.0 |
| Sun, May 16, 2021 |
6035.54 |
1.25 |
1,065,378 |
1967 |
400 |
81.0 |
44.0 |
| Sat, May 16, 2020 |
6059.53 |
-22.74 |
1,341,841 |
2174 |
529 |
82.0 |
44.0 |
| Thu, May 16, 2019 |
6048.77 |
-11.98 |
1,211,169 |
5136 |
402 |
84.0 |
50.0 |
| Wed, May 16, 2018 |
6050.25 |
-13.46 |
1,228,490 |
1346 |
341 |
84.0 |
44.0 |
| Tue, May 16, 2017 |
6077.86 |
-41.07 |
1,592,963 |
4559 |
4494 |
64.0 |
37.0 |
| Mon, May 16, 2016 |
6074.11 |
-37.32 |
1,538,445 |
3950 |
417 |
71.0 |
50.0 |
| Averages of List |
6052.12 |
-15.33 |
1,240,970 |
3276 |
762 |
78.5 |
47.0 |
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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Navajo Dam, NM
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day
Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation
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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):
Farmington, NM Weather
Water data sourced from: Lake Navajo Source Data
Weather forecast for Navajo Dam, NM
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